New NHS dentist to open in 'dental desert'

but the opening was delayed after the first choice of premises was found to have contained asbestos. Dr Bernie Marden, chief medical officer at NHS Somerset, said: "We know the Wellington area needs ...
Daily Mail

The horrifying reality of trying to get an NHS dentist: Police break up queue outside newly-opened dental practice after 'hundreds' waited up to SIX hours to sign up, including ...

Police broke up a snaking queue that formed outside a newly-opened NHS dental practice today, in scenes which illustrate the appointments crisis plaguing millions of desperate Brits. One person stuck ...
Evening Chronicle

Families face agonising choice as County Durham dental practice leaves NHS and turns private

A large number of dental patients in County Durham were thrown into confusion when they were asked to either pay for their treatment or join countless others waiting for free NHS treatment after ...
The Daily Telegraph

Dental insurance at record levels as NHS in crisis

Record numbers of people are turning to dental insurance amid a deepening NHS dental crisis. New figures show 3.8 million people covered by some kind of dental plan in 2022 – up from 3.2m in 2019. The ...
The Mirror

Britain's dental health crisis exposed as hundreds of children in hospital with bad teeth

More than 100,000 children were taken to hospital with rotten teeth over five years amid a dental health crisis, damning new figures show. In 2022, 116 needed extractions every day, as 40% of kids now ...
Yahoo

New NHS dentist to open in 'dental desert'

A new dental practice in a "dental desert" will begin accepting NHS patients from the area from mid-October, health bosses have confirmed. Wellington Dental Care in Lowmoor Industrial Estate will ...